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Hellish working conditions on board world’s biggest offshore gas site, Prelude

Nov 15th, 2022
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Hellish working conditions on board the world’s biggest offshore gas site, Prelude

The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Forensic, fair and fascinating’: WAtoday wins at media awards

By Daile Cross

Using information gathered through his unrivalled industry contact list, WAtoday business journalist Peter Milne exposed the hellish working conditions on board the world’s biggest offshore gas site, Prelude.

On Saturday night his exclusive reporting saw him win best Business, Economics or Finance report at the annual WA Media Awards, the state’s pre-eminent journalism awards. read more

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Shell restarts Australian Prelude LNG loadings

Sep 19th, 2022
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argusmedia.com

Shell restarts Australian Prelude LNG loadings

Published date: 19 September 2022

Shell has resumed LNG loadings at its 3.6mn t/yr Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) facility in the Browse basin offshore Western Australia following a shutdown of more than six weeks because of industrial action.

The resumption comes more than three weeks since the strike, which began on 10 June, stopped on 25 August.

The shipments follow the cancellation of protected industrial action after an in-principle enterprise agreement was reached with the Australian Workers’ Union and Electrical Trades Union in relation to the Prelude facility on 23 August, Shell said on 19 September. read more

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Shell’s Prelude FLNG off Australia resumes LNG production, shipments

Sep 19th, 2022
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Shell’s Prelude FLNG off Australia resumes LNG production, shipments

Sameer Manekar: Reuters: PUBLISHED SEP 18, 2022 06:19PM EDT

Sept 19 (Reuters) – Shell Plc SHEL.L said on Monday it has resumed producing and shipping liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) facility, nearly a month after the oil and gas major and workers’ unions reached a wage deal.

In late August, Shell and unions representing workers at the floating facility off northwest Australia reached the deal, ending a long-running strike that had shut down the 3.6 million-tonne-a-year facility in July and halted LNG supplies. read more

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Shell, unions reach agreement in Prelude gas facility industrial dispute

Aug 24th, 2022
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abc.net.au

Shell, unions reach agreement in Prelude gas facility industrial dispute

ABC Kimberley / By Taylor Thompson-Fuller

Key points:

The industrial action began in early June

It resulted in Shell stopping shipments and suspending activity aboard

Shell and unions say they are happy to have finally reached an agreement

Industrial action aboard Shell’s floating LNG facility Prelude is set to come to an end after unions and the company reached an in-principle enterprise agreement for workers. read more

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Shell Prelude “White Elephant”

Aug 18th, 2022
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THE TIMES

Shell strike extension to compound energy crisis

Emily Gosden: Energy Editor

The Times

Shell’s giant floating gas production plant off Australia is to remain shut until at least early September after strike action was extended, compounding the global supply crunch. read more

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Shell Postpones Prelude LNG Turnaround Until Next Year

Aug 15th, 2022
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Shell Postpones Prelude LNG Turnaround Until Next Year

Zacks Equity Research

Shell plc SHEL recently stated that it is deferring the planned maintenance work at the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility, which was due to begin in September. The postponement came following the continued industrial action at the site situated off northwest Australia.

A Shell spokesperson mentioned in emailed comments, “As a result of the ongoing Protected Industrial Action and inability to complete preparation work, we are not able to proceed with the planned turnaround at this time.” read more

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Prelude is simultaneously a stellar engineering achievement and a financial black hole

Aug 13th, 2022
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The Biggest of the Biggest: Prelude FLNG, the Largest Floating Edifice of All Time

A project of oil and gas giant Shell, the Prelude is simultaneously a stellar engineering achievement and a financial black hole.

13 Aug 2022, 16:11 UTC: by Razvan Calin

Over 530 yards long, 80 yards wide, more than 300 feet tall, and 660,000 tones heavy. The largest floating structure the world has ever put out to see is the Prelude offshore natural gas facility. Completed in under five years, the colossal ship-looking titan is made to work a quarter of a century in rough South Pacific waters. read more

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Shell Prelude FLNG. The most unreliable Offshore installation ever built…

Aug 12th, 2022
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…it is the World’s most expensive and at the same time, the most unreliable Offshore installation ever built…

COMMENT SENT TO JOHN DONOVAN ABOUT THE  ILL-FATED SHELL PRELUDE PROJECT BY BILL CAMPBELL, RETIRED HSE GROUP AUDITOR, SHELL INTERNATIONAL

Seems such a long time ago since we watched the Hollywood quality videos of a happy bunch of comrades in arms assembled in a circle on the helideck. Halcyon days indeed.

The future then was so  hopefull, and filled with promise.

Almost hidden in the article re the industrial dispute was the report of a loss of LNG during transfer operations, I have stressed and explained many times why this simply cannot be allowed to happen and as you publish repeatedly, in your Prelude banner against my name, I predicted many moons ago that loss of hydrocarbons from Prelude was almost inevitable. read more

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Shell Prelude’s two-month $500m strike delays major maintenance

Aug 9th, 2022
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The Sydney Morning Herald

Shell Prelude’s two-month $500m strike delays major maintenance

By Peter Milne

Shell has delayed major maintenance on its troubled Prelude floating gas facility after negotiations over the weekend failed to end two months of industrial action.

The delay is another setback for Shell, which spent about $US17 billion ($24 billion) to build the world’s largest vessel that has suffered a multitude of production outages and serious safety issues since it arrived in West Australian waters five years ago. read more

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Shell drops plans to lock out Prelude workers from Western Australian offshore gas facility

Jul 26th, 2022
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abc.net.au

Shell drops plans to lock out Prelude workers from Western Australian offshore gas facility

ABC KimberleyBy Taylor Thompson-Fuller

Key points:

  • The company blamed a lack of assurance from unions that safety functions would be carried out

  • Union representatives said the claims were a “red herring” and they would not endanger safety of workers at the rig

  • Industrial negotiations proposed via mediation ground to a halt

Shell has scrapped plans to lock workers out of its multi-billion dollar offshore gas facility, Prelude, citing safety concerns.

Workers onboard the facility 400 kilometres off Western Australia’s Kimberley coast are engaged in protected industrial action in a bid to push for better wages.

The Anglo-Dutch energy giant shut down the facility and suspended production in response to strikes earlier this month. read more

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Shell to enforce lockout on Prelude as industrial dispute escalates

Jul 20th, 2022
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Shell to enforce lockout on Prelude as industrial dispute escalates

Sean Smith: The West Australian: Wed, 20 July 2022 9:57AM

The dispute over a new pay deal on Shell’s Prelude floating LNG plant off north-west WA has escalated again, with the energy giant flagging it will lock out workers from Monday.

The decision means those workers who are not on Prelude but support the protected industrial action by the Offshore Alliance will not be paid.

Those still on Prelude will only be paid for the time they work outside industrial stoppages. read more

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Shell to Shut Prelude FLNG Over Industrial Dispute

Jul 13th, 2022
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Shell (SHEL) to Shut Prelude FLNG Over Industrial Dispute

Zacks Equity Research: Wed, July 13, 2022, 11:16 AM

Shell plc SHEL announced that it would not be able to supply liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) cargoes from its Prelude facility to its customers as the company would completely shut down its Prelude FLNG vessel, offshore Western Australia, due to unions’ escalating industrial action, which has now been extended to Jul 21.

The Offshore Alliance, which is made up of 150 union members earning more than $200,000 a year, told Shell that the workers intended to ban mooring tankers, alongside the vessel, as part of their protected action this week. The ban will disallow SHEL from unloading LNG and LPG from its storage tanks, which are anticipated to reach full capacity going forward. read more

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Shell halts production on floating gas platform Prelude amid worsening industrial dispute

Jul 12th, 2022
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abc.net.au

Shell halts production on floating gas platform Prelude amid worsening industrial dispute

ABC KimberleyBy Taylor Thompson-Fuller: 12  July 2022

Key points:

  • The energy giant is locked in an increasingly bitter industrial dispute with its workforce, which has disrupted production in recent weeks

  • A proposed enterprise agreement was rejected by 95 per cent of workers last week

  • Even though Prelude only supplies the export market, an energy expert says the move could drive gas prices even higher

Agreement ‘substandard’, union says

The disagreement over wages has seen union members ban the performance of certain tasks onboard, including a stoppage on unloading cargo onto ships for delivery at certain times.

A Shell spokesperson said production at the facility had been suspended due to the “work bans currently in force under Protected Industrial Action … that prohibit offtake activities”.

“Until the bans on the offtake of cargoes are lifted and the plant can be safely restarted, staff required to perform safety-critical functions will remain on board while all other workers will be demobilised,” the spokesperson said. read more

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Shell to shut LNG vessel after workers reject $30,000 a year pay rise

Jul 11th, 2022
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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Shell to shut LNG vessel after workers reject $30,000 a year pay rise

David Marin-Guzman and Angela Macdonald-Smith: July 11. 2022

Shell will completely shut down its Prelude floating LNG vessel within days in response to unions escalating industrial action over pay, threatening further disruption of the global gas market. read more

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Shell ships LNG from Australia’s Prelude despite staff stoppages

Jul 8th, 2022
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REUTERS

Shell ships LNG from Australia’s Prelude despite staff stoppages

CONTRIBUTOR: Sonali Paul  Reuters: JUL 8, 2022

MELBOURNE, July 8 (Reuters) – Shell SHEL.L said on Friday it had loaded and shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this week at its Prelude floating LNG facility after workers scaled down industrial action at the site off northwestern Australia.

The oil and gas giant slowed output at the 3.6-million tonne per year facility last week during a series of work stoppages by unions fighting for better pay and had warned that shipments would be disrupted for at least two weeks. read more

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Shell Warns Of Prelude LNG Disruptions

Jun 29th, 2022
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OILPRICE.COM

Shell Warns Of Prelude LNG Disruptions

By Irina Slav – Jun 29, 2022, 9:30 AM CDT

Prolonged labor strikes at Shell’s Prelude LNG facility will disrupt shipments from it for the next two weeks, the supermajor warned this week.

“We have issued a notice to customers that cargoes will be impacted until at least mid-July due to the industrial action,” Shell said, as quoted by Reuters.

The floating LNG production facility in northwestern Australia has an annual capacity of 3.6 million tons. The news of a halt to operations adds to an already difficult situation for gas importers after Russia reduced the flow along the Nord Stream 1 pipeline by 60 percent, and an explosion took Freeport LNG out of commission for at least three months.

This latest disruption comes just three months after an outage that shut Prelude down for four months. The strike is a response to Shell’s refusal to concede to some of the demands made by the Australian Workers’ Union. read more

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